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Friday, September 14, 2012

Happy Birthday, Baby!

My youngest niece just celebrated her 1st birthday, and even though we've not met her yet (she's in Iowa and we're Pac Northwesterners) we still wanted to help her celebrate by getting crafty with it ;-)

I decided to create a frame with her name on it, check it out

I think my favorite element is the Color Me Crazy die cut chipboard birds from Petaloo. I used my Copics, sponged on pearlescent ink, and spritzed with glittery texture spray to dress it up. Lucky me - they come two in a package so I have another one to play with!

Here's a close-up of the letters. I used some distressing tools to rough up the edges, and then sponged on some pearlescent ink (Poppy from Tsukineko).

Here's a look at the "rough" edges - I attached the patterned paper (Echo Park) with tape, so when I sprayed it with a clear glossy finish it bubbled up to create a shabby chic look.

You might notice the two clothespins (Pebbles Inc.) that I glued on each side of the frame. They can attach a couple more pictures that way.